CENTRALIA, Ill. (Interstat) — The Shawnee Saints built a large early lead and withstood a second-half surge to defeat the Kaskaskia Blue Devils 75-65 in a men’s junior college basketball game Wednesday night.

Shawnee dominated the first quarter, taking a 37-25 lead. Kaskaskia outscored the Saints 40-38 after halftime but could not overcome the early deficit. The result was an upset according to Interstat’s ELO system, which gave Kaskaskia a 61.2 percent probability to win.

With the victory, Shawnee improved to 6-8 this season. Kaskaskia fell to 4-8. The teams will meet again in the regular-season finale at Shawnee on Feb. 28.